scholarly journals An Experimental Study on the Innovative CDIO Method in English Language Teaching

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Ahmet Yusuf ◽  
Filiz Yalçin Tilfarlioğlu
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
English Language ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Control Group ◽  
The Mean ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Learning English

This experimental study is an attempt to bring a new perspective and a new teaching method CDIO (Conceiving, Designing, Implementing, and Operating) to the ELT field. The CDIO method was applied in the 11th grade in a private high school in Diyarbakir, Turkey. The students were subjected to a pretest before the treatment process and to a posttest after the process. The treatment procedures and materials were prepared according to the CDIO curriculum and standards. The treatment process lasted for fifteen weeks for the experimental group while the control group continued learning English without being exposed to the CDIO teaching method. Subsequently, the collected data was analyzed with the assistance of IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0 to see whether the CDIO methodology has effective results on the students’ performance or not. After the data was collected and analyzed, the results showed that the students performed better after learning English using CDIO in the rate of 14.45%, where the mean score of the pretest was 71.66 while the mean score of the posttest was 86.23. Moreover, the results exhibit that the participants’ fulfillment developed in grammar, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills. Accordingly, there is a great improvement in the students’ performance of the experimental group. Also, the outcomes show that the CDIO has played a big role in developing the students’ level and has shown a positive effect on learning English. Finally, it is expected from this research to open the door for schools and faculties of teaching English to adopt the CDIO approach and apply it in their programs.

scholarly journals Kearifan Lokal dalam Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris: Sarana Meningkatkan Keterampilan Pelajar Bahasa Inggris Dewasa

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Aco Nasir ◽  
Andriani Andriani
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Parametric Testing ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aims at investigating the effect of the integrated local wisdom on English Learning at university Students. The research employed a quasi-experimental design. The experimental class was taught by implementing the integrated local wisdom on English Learning and the non-experimental class by conventional strategy. The subject was the 152 second semester students of Non-English Language teaching Department, Al Asyariah Mandar University. The sample was randomly selected to be one of the classes into the experimental group and the other one into the control group. Since the statistical assumptions were not fulfilled in this study therefore, the data were analyzed by utilizing non parametric testing: Mann–Whitney U and Kruskall-Wallis. The mean score of the students’ reading comprehension achievement in the end of the study was 79.63 in the experimental group while the mean score of the students’ achievement in control group was 56.76 and the p-value was .000, meaning was smaller than level of significance 0.05 (sig 0.000 < 0.05). The finding showed that the integrated local wisdom on English Learning statistically impacted students’ skill using English as Communication devise in daily life compared to one taught using the Conventional strategy.

The Impact of KWL Strategy in Developing Palestinian Eleventh Graders’ Reading Comprehension and their Attitudes Towards Learning English Language

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 651-680
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
English Language ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Eleventh Graders ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Learning English

Abstract This study aimed at investigating the impact of KWL strategy (Know – Want to Know-Learned)in developing Palestinian eleventh graders’ reading comprehension and their attitudes towards learning English language. The researchers adopted the experimental approach on a sample of (64) male students from the scientific stream at Al Manfalouti Secondary School for Boys, who were randomly selected from the population of (968) students enrolled in the scientific stream in the Middle-Area Directorate of Gaza, for the school year 2013-2014. The participants were divided into two equivalent groups: one as a control group which consists of (32) students and the other as an experimental one which consists of (32) students. The researchers used the KWL strategy in teaching the experimental group, while the traditional method was used in teaching the control one. The researchers used three instruments to achieve the study aims: 1) a checklist for teachers to determine the five most important reading comprehension skills, 2) a pre and post reading comprehension test, and 3) a pre and post attitude scale towards English language. The experiment lasted for six weeks (2 lessons per week) in which the researchers implemented the study tools on both the control and experimental groups to investigate the effect of KWL strategy. The study results indicated that there were significant differences in the mean scores of the experimental group and that of the control group in the post reading comprehension achievement test in favor of the experimental group attributed to the effectiveness of KWL strategy. Additionally, the study results revealed that there were statistically significant differences in the mean scores of the experimental group and that of the control group in the post application of the attitude scale towards learning English in favor of the experimental group attributed to the effectiveness of KWL strategy. In the light of those findings, the study recommended that curriculum designers and decision makers should consider strategies such as KWL strategy to activate students’ prior knowledge while building the curriculum activities. The study also recommended that Palestinian English language supervisors should hold training courses to motivate the use of innovative strategies like KWL strategy to develop teacher’s abilities in teaching English. Keywords: KWL strategy, Reading Comprehension, Attitudes ملخص: هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى التعرف على أثر استراتيجية KWL (ماذا أعرف؟ – ماذا أريد أن أعرف؟ – ماذا تعلمت؟) في تطوير الفهم القرائي لدى طلبة الحادي عشر في فلسطين، واتجاهاتهم نحو تعلم اللغة الانجليزية. استخدم الباحث المنهج التجريبي على عينة مكونة من (64) طالباً من طلاب الفرع العلمي بمدرسة المنفلوطي الثانوية “أ” للبنين، والتي تم اختيارها عشوائياً من مجتمع يبلغ حوالي (968) طالباً مسجلاً في الفرع العلمي بمديرية التربية والتعليم بالمحافظة الوسطى للعام الدراسي 2013-2014. وزعت العينة إلى مجموعتين متكافئتين: إحداهما ضابطة تتكون من (32) طالباً والأخرى تجريبية تتكون من (32) طالباً.استخدم الباحثون استراتيجية KWL في تدريس المجموعة التجريبية بينما تعلمت المجموعة الضابطة بالطريقة التقليدية.استخدم الباحثون ثلاث أدوات لتحقيق أهداف الدراسة: 1) استبيان للمعلمين لتحديد أهم خمس مهارات للفهم القرائي, 2) اختبار فهم قرائي قبلي وبعدي, بالإضافة إلى3) مقياس اتجاه نحو اللغة الانجليزية قبل وبعد التجربة. استمرت الدراسة ستة أسابيع بمعدل درسين في الأسبوع حيث قام الباحثون خلال هذه الفترة بتطبيق أدوات الدراسة على المجموعتين الضابطة والتجريبية وذلك لقياس أثر الاستراتيجية. أشارت نتائج الدراسة عن وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية في متوسط درجات طلاب المجموعتين الضابطة والتجريبية على القياس البعدي لاختبار الفهم القرائي لصالح المجموعة التجريبية يعزى لفاعلية استراتيجية KWL. إضافة إلى ذلك, أظهرت نتائج الدراسة وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية في متوسط درجات طلاب المجموعتين الضابطة والتجريبية في التطبيق البعدي لمقياس الاتجاه نحو تعلم اللغة الانجليزية لصالح المجموعة التجريبيةيعزى لفاعلية استراتيجية KWL.في ضوء هذه النتائج, توصيالدراسة مصممي المناهج وصناع القرار بضرورة تبني استراتيجيات كاستراتيجية KWL حال بناء الأنشطة المنهجية لتفعيل الخبرات السابقة لدى الطلبة، كما توصيالدراسة مشرفي اللغة الانجليزية بضرورة عقد دورات تدريبية لإثارة دافعية المعلمين على استخدام استراتيجيات مبتكرة مثل استراتيجيةKWL لتطوير قدراتهم في تدريس اللغة الإنجليزية.

scholarly journals The Use of Reading Speed Strategy in Promoting Reading Comprehension among EFL Students with Learning Disabilities

Al-Lisan ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-235
Author(s):  
Mohamad Ahmad Saleem Khasawneh
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Reading Speed ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Experimental Group

This study explored the effect of developing reading comprehension among English language students with learning disabilities using the reading speed strategy, identifying the effect of both gender, and teaching method on developing reading comprehension. To achieve the aim of the study, a test was prepared to measure reading comprehension after ensuring its validity and reliability. The study population consisted of all (200) students studying English language in the schools of the Directorate of Education for the Second Irbid Region for the second semester of the academic year 2020/2021. The study was applied to a sample of (80) male and female students, who were selected in the simple method. The participants were distributed into two experimental groups, which received the training, and another two control groups, which studied the same educational material in the traditional method. The test was applied to the study groups before starting the implementation of the study to ensure the equality of groups. The results showed clear differences in the mean scores of the experimental group students and those of the control group students, and in favor of the experimental group. The results also showed that there were no differences between the mean scores of the students' scores attributed to gender.

scholarly journals The Effect of Instructional Software for Earth and Environmental Subject on Increasing Achievements of Ninth Grade Students at king Abdullah the II for Excellence School in Irbid

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emad Fouad Haniyeh
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Method ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Ninth Grade ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Instructional Software ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Ninth Grade Students ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed at examining the effect of Instructional software for earth and environmental subject on Increasing achievements of ninth grade students at king Abdullah the II for excellence school in Irbid. In order to achieve the objective of the study، The researcher adopted the experimental method، and prepared instructional software and achievement test، the subjects of the study consisted of (53) ninth basic graders، (27) males، (26) female. The subjects were randomly distributed into two groups، (26) of them in the experimental group taught by the instructional software، and (27) in the control group taught by the conventional method. The results of the study indicated that there were statistical significant differences at the level (α = 0.05) due to the teaching method، the mean value for control group is (20.44)، while the mean value for experimental group is (23.19)، in the favor of the experimental group subjects taught by the instructional software، and there were no statistical significant differences due to the gender or to the interaction between the gender and teaching method. The study suggested a number of recommendation and implications in order to increase students achievement in earth & environmental subjects and all curriculums.

scholarly journals The Effect of Using Flipped Classroom Model on Libyan University Students' English Learning

2018 ◽  
pp. 64-84
Author(s):  
Mustafa Braiek ◽  
Abdulhamid Onaiba ◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Language Test ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Learning English

This study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of using flipped classroom model on learning English as a foreign language and students’ attitudes towards flipped classroom. The sample of study consisted of 31 students at Faculty of Arts, Misurata University. The participants were divided into two groups: 16 students for the experimental group and 15 students for the control group. The data collection tools used in this study were an EFL (English as a Foreign Language) test and a questionnaire to explore students’ attitudes towards flipped classroom. Participants in both groups were pre-tested using the EFL test before the experiment. Then, the experimental group was taught using flipped classroom strategy while the control group was taught using the traditional teaching method. After the experiment, students in both groups were post-tested using the EFL test while the questionnaire was administered to the students of the experimental group only. The results of the study showed that applying the strategy of the flipped classroom had a significant effect in increasing the students’ performances in learning English. The questionnaire responses showed positive attitudes regarding the use of flipped teaching.

scholarly journals The Impact of Teaching Oriental Music using Blended Learning Approach: An Experimental Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (Number 1) ◽  
pp. 81-103
Author(s):  
Chamila Nishanthi Edward ◽  
David Asirvatham ◽  
Gapar Johar
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

Purpose - The purpose of this experimental study is to investigate the impact of teaching Oriental Music using Blended Learning (BL) approach for the students of senior secondary level in Sri Lanka specifically focusing on their achievement on required competencies of Oriental Music at Ordinary Level. The study analyzes the academic performance of students with detailed comparison of BL environment and traditional learning environment. Authors propose the application of BL approach to teach Oriental Music and study its impact on improvement of students’ competency. The study conducted with the application of a mixed instructional design model of objectivist and constructivist approaches for the design of the blended learning course in a student centred learning environment. Methodology - The study was directed by using true experimental study design with pretest and posttest control groups. BL was applied to the experimental group and the traditional instruction method was applied to control group. 9 schools from Colombo district were randomly selected for the experimental and control groups covering all the three existing school types of Sri Lanka. The study group consisted of 360 students of Grade 10 and Grade 11 who has been studying Oriental Music as a subject for General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level. To analyze the data Descriptive statistics, Paired samples t test, Independent samples t test were utilized. Findings - The findings of the experiment indicated that students who has studied Oriental Music under BL strategy showed a significant improvement in their music academic performances after the intervention. The mean post-test of the experimental group was 71.75 which is significantly higher than the mean control group which was 52.07. The mean difference was 19.68 1.91. Hence, there is a statistically significant increase in the performance of students who studied Oriental Music under blended learning. Thus, it is clearly evident that the blended instruction was effective. Significance - This study indicated a positive platform to mould and cater the entire teaching learning process by introducing BL strategy to Sri Lankan secondary education system and fulfilled an existing research gap by utilizing BL to teach highly traditional abstract art. Results of the study contributes to the curriculum designing field with novel ideas to adapt blended instructions to teach secondary level students effectively.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Using Selfie Photos on Improving Students’ Ability to Express the Fact: a Case of The Seventh Grade Students of SMP Negeri 1 Kragan Rembang

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Azizah
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Test Score ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Seventh Grade ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Learning English

The objectives of the study are: 1) To find out the ability to express the fact of the students taught using selfie photos. 2) To find out the ability to express the fact of the students taught without selfie photos. 3) To find out the significant differences of the ability to express the fact between the students taught using selfie photos and those taught without selfie photos. The study uses descriptive quantitative research. The population of this research is the seventh grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Kragan Rembang. The writer takes VII I as experimental group that consists of 36 students and VII D as control group that consists of 36 students as sample. The writer found that the mean score for experimental group in pre-test is 71.44, and after this class is given a treatment by using selfie photos, the result of post-test is 81.33. The mean score for control group in pre-test is 70.22, and the post-test score is 73.89. The writer uses t-test formula to know the significant difference of the ability to express the fact between the students taught using selfie photos and those taught without using selfie photos. The t-test score is 3.455 for 5 percent (0.05) alpha level of significance. The percentage of t-table 5% is 1.99. The calculation shows that t-test is higher than t-table (3.455>1.99). It shows that there is significant difference of the ability to express the fact of the seventh grade studentsat SMP Negeri 1 Kragan Rembang those taught using selfie photos and those taught without using selfie photos. It can be concluded that selfie photos as a media in improving the ability to express the fact of the students is effective. Selfie Photos makes the students active and enjoy in learning English in the classroom. So, the writer suggests to all of the teacher in general to apply selfie photos media in teaching learning process, especially in learning English.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Lecture and Discussion Teaching Methods in Teaching English Language through Figures of Speech

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Lok Raj Sharma ◽  
Ram Nath Khanal
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Figures Of Speech ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

The main objective of this study is to identify the effectiveness of teaching methods in teaching English language through figures of speech. Thirty-one figures of speech were selected from different prose adverse lines for the study.  The study was experimental in nature and the pretest-post test control group research design was adopted among 120 bachelor third year education students from five campuses of Makawanpur District, Nepal. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the students to form the Control Group and the Experimental Group which were taught by using the lecture teaching method and the discussion teaching method respectively for thirty five days. The paired samples t test in SPSS Version 20 was used to compare Total Pretest Mean Score and Total Posttest Mean Score within groups. The overall reliability of the instruments based on the posttest scores of the students of the both groups of the pilot study was .979 and that of the research study was .968.  The pair samples t test between the Total Pretest Mean Score and the Total Posttest Mean Score of the Control Group (observed t- value=20.652, critical t- value= 2.001 and p< .05) and the Experimental Group (observed t- value= 42.907, critical t- value= 2.001 and p< .05) show that there was a statistically significant difference between the Total Pretest Mean Score and the Total Posttest Mean Score in each group. It justifies that the lecture teaching method and the discussion teaching method were effective within each group.    

A Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of Iranian EFL Learners’ Attitudes towards CMC Tools Usefulness

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 682
Author(s):  
Sanam Mehri ◽  
Siros Izadpanah
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
English Language ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Before And After ◽  
E Mail ◽  
Experimental Group

This project examined the perceptions of Iranian EFL learners’ attitudes towards online computer-mediated communication tools usefulness. Few researches have been done to evaluate student perceptions of the helpfulness of CMC tools in online learning. In this regard, based on convenient sampling method, 60 English Language Teaching students (B.A) of Zanjan Azad University were selected. The students attended in two classes that were held by two different instructors. To homogenize the participants, PET was administered. Those participants whose scores was ±1 above and below the standard deviation were selected as the statistical sample (n= 60). Then, the selected participants were randomly assigned to one experimental (n= 30) and one control group (n= 30).The Community of Inquiry (CoI) questionnaire was distributed among the participants in groups before the treatment. During the study, the experimental group was taught using e-mail and telegram chat. In the control group, the learners were taught through traditional way of teaching. At the end of the treatment, the CoI questionnaire was re-administered among the learners in the both groups. Responses before and after the treatment revealed that the perceptions’ of the learners in the experimental group were significantly influenced as a result of instructing by e-mail and telegram.

scholarly journals English language teaching and assessment in blended learning

2014 ◽  
pp. 67-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sejdi Sejdiu
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Face ◽  
Face To Face Instruction ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of blended learning vis-à-vis face-to-face instruction. In order to achieve this aim, three research questions including were raised. The study was conducted using the case study approach which was supported by the collection of qualitative and quantitative data. The study involved two teachers, one who taught the experimental group using blended learning, and another one who taught the control group using face-to-face instruction. The results showed that the blended learning instructor executed instruction better and used more effective methods of assessment than the face-to-face instruction teacher. This is supported by differences in students’ performances which show that the experimental group performed better by scoring higher means and recording lower variances.

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